The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow for a four-day official visit.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this would be Scotland’s first visit to Sri Lanka since she assumed the Office of Secretary-General in April 2016.

The main objective of the Secretary-General’s meetings will be to explore greater cooperation and collaboration in the implementation of the agreed outcomes at the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London, including promoting intra-Commonwealth trade.

Discussions will also include the implementation of the ‘Commonwealth Blue Charter’, under which Sri Lanka holds the role of a champion country to lead the Commonwealth effort towards the restoration of mangroves.